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Sydney Tamiia Poitier (born November 15, 1973) is an American actress known for her work on television. Sydney is the daughter of famous diplomat and Oscar-winning actor Sidney Poitier. She has worked with such esteemed directors as Quentin Tarantino, Clint Eastwood, as well as starring in Helen Mirren's directorial debut for Showtime "Happy Birthday". She went on to star in the NBC series "First Years", followed by playing the title character in the sitcom "Abby" on UPN. Sydney had a recurring part in season one of Joan of Arcadia, where she played Rebecca Askew, the love interest of... MORE

Sydney Tamiia Poitier (born November 15, 1973) is an American actress known for her work on television. Sydney is the daughter of famous diplomat and Oscar-winning actor Sidney Poitier. She has worked with such esteemed directors as Quentin Tarantino, Clint Eastwood, as well as starring in Helen Mirren's directorial debut for Showtime "Happy Birthday". She went on to star in the NBC series "First Years", followed by playing the title character in the sitcom "Abby" on UPN. Sydney had a recurring part in season one of Joan of Arcadia, where she played Rebecca Askew, the love interest of Joan's older brother, Kevin. She was also a regular on the first season of Veronica Mars. Coincidentally, her role in both series was related to journalism - on Joan of Arcadia she worked at the same newspaper as Kevin, and on Veronica Mars she was Veronica's journalism teacher. In 2007, Poitier starred in Death Proof, director Quentin Tarantino's segment of the movie Grindhouse as radio DJ Jungle Julia. She had a series regular role in the 2008 series Knight Rider, as FBI Agent Carrie Rivai. She most recently had a recurring role on Private Practice. Sydney was born in Los Angeles, California, the LESS